A veil of fog sweeps across a living root bridge in the East Khasi Hills. Photograph by Giulio Di Sturco Tourists from all over India travel to Meghalaya to see the living root bridges.

One such Meghalayan marvel is the living root bridge found mostly in the southern part of the state. Locally known as ‘jingkieng jri’ in Khasi language, these root bridges are custodians of ...

Cherrapunji, perched in Meghalaya's rolling Khasi Hills, comes packed with misty meadows, endless waterfalls, and the ...

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The Meghalaya government is actively pursuing UNESCO recognition for its unique living root bridges, structures born from ...

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TRAVEL TRENDS, INDIA Created : Nov 8 ... The most famous bridge, the Double-Decker Living Root Bridge in Nongriat, offers a surreal trekking experience through dense forests, waterfalls, and ...

Research efforts are underway to study in-depth the living root bridges in Meghalaya. Speaking at a workshop on the Living Root Bridges Cultural Landscape held here on Tuesday, Principal Secretary, ...

From the Taj Mahal to the Konark Sun Temple, from the Gateway of India to the Red Fort, each location tells a story of history, culture, and well-being. Now, the Living Root Bridge joins this list ...

Officials carrying poll material traversing through a double-decker suspension living root bridge in a remote village in Meghalaya. (ECI) To reach here, one has to go through an arduous trek over ...

The Umshiang Double-Decker Root Bridge and others, fight soil erosion and withstand monsoon rains while benefiting local ecosystems. Living root ... soaked regions in India. The Khasi and Jaintia ...